Winterberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track


The Winterberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track located in Winterberg, Germany. It is the only track of its kind in the world with a turn that has corporate sponsorship with turn seven being sponsored by Veltins, a German brewery which has its headquarters located in neighboring Meschede.

History

Completed in 1977, the track underwent a redesign of its start house area where the women's luge start house was moved from before turn four to near the men's luge start house prior to turn one in 2006. This was done under the auspices of the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation and the International Luge Federation and included a completely covered sled storage area, new changing rooms, and facilities for coaches and officials. The women's singles luge start house was integrated near the men's singles luge start house during the construction. The track hosted the first two-woman bobsleigh world championships in 2000.

Statistics

The venue includes a maximum grade of 15% and an average grade of 9.8%
Turn numberNameReason named
1, 2, 3Omega KurveAfter the Omega shape.
7.Veltins Kreisel270-degree Kreisel curve sponsored by Veltins, a German brewery located in neighboring Meschede.
11, 12, 13Labyrinth Three turns in quick succession without a straight

Turns 4–6, 8–10 and 14 have no names listed in the track diagram.
SportRecordNation - athleteDateTime
Bobsleigh two-manStart - Beat Hefti & Thomas Lamparter29 November 20085.07
Bobsleigh two-manTrack - Beat Hefti & Thomas Lamparter8 December 201255.42
Bobsleigh four-manStart - André Lange, Alexander Roediger, Kevin Kuske, & Martin Putze5.01
Bobsleigh four-manTrack - André Lange, Alexander Roediger, Kevin Kuske, & Martin Putze30 November 200854.54
Bobsleigh two-womanStart - Kaillie Humphries, Heather Moyse12 December 20095.54
Luge - men's singlesStartAndi Langenhan - 7 December 20074.536
Luge - men's singlesTrackAnton Dukach - 7 February 201552.037
Luge - women's singlesStartNatalie Geisenberger - 31 October 20094.915
Luge - women's singlesTrackNatalie Geisenberger - 14 December 200856.192
Luge - men's doublesStart - Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt9 January 20103.616
Luge - men's doublesTrack - Walther & Grüneker10 January 200944.106
Skeleton - menTrackAleksandr Tretyakov - 28 November 200856.88

Championships hosted